Baseball Quotes by Pete Rose

Pete Rose IS Baseball ~ Sparky Anderson

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I bet on baseball in 1987 and 1988.

— Pete Rose

Never bet on baseball.

— Pete Rose

See the ball; hit the ball.

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I had an addiction to play baseball.

— Pete Rose

Who cares if you bunt for a base hit?

— Pete Rose

Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal.

— Pete Rose

The team that wins two-thirds of its one run games usually wins the pennant.

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I always liked the defensive part of baseball.

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With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions.

— Pete Rose

I don't go to bed every night worried about getting back into baseball.

— Pete Rose

You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life.

— Pete Rose

Baseball is an individual game, but it should never be a personal game.

— Pete Rose

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

— Pete Rose

If baseball wants to get you, they've got enough resources and enough investigators that they'll find a way to get you.

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No player or manager has greater respect for the umpires than I do, and I have demonstrated that over the years.

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There is no doubt that because I am a switch hitter I have one of the best offensive advantages that a hitter…

— Pete Rose

I always say, the only time you gotta worry about getting booed is when you're wearing a white uniform. And I've never…

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Every time I step up to the plate, I expect to get a hit. If I don't expect to get a hit,…

— Pete Rose

The game of baseball is better when the Dodgers are playing well, just like when the Yankees are playing well, or the…

— Pete Rose

I never picked up my phone and called a bookmaker and bet on a baseball game from the clubhouse. Never.

— Pete Rose

Willie Mays could throw better, and Hank Aaron could hit more home runs. But I've got enthusiasm. I've got desire. I've got…

— Pete Rose

The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted…

— Pete Rose

I told him (Pete Rose, Jr.) who to watch. I said if you want to be a catcher, watch Johnny Bench. If…

— Pete Rose

Baseball and the players association have rules. If you stay within the rules - which say that you can play while you're…

— Pete Rose

Sliding headfirst is the safest way to get to the next base, I think, and the fastest. You don't lose your momentum,…

— Pete Rose

Of course, I believe that Mike Piazza is probably the greatest offensive catcher in the history of baseball, only got over 50%.…

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I never gave up as a player, and I won't give up as someone who wants to go to the Hall of…

— Pete Rose

I bet on the game of baseball and I bet on my team, even the mistakes I made, I have to take…

— Pete Rose

When people think of me, they think about me knocking catchers down and knocking second basemen down and yelling at pitchers. But…

— Pete Rose

People say I don't have great tools. They say that I can't throw like Ellis Valentine or run like Tim Raines or…

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I made mistakes. I can’t whine about it. I’m the one that messed up and I’m paying the consequences. However, if I…

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You know, baseball's not stupid. Baseball does what the fans want, usually.

— Pete Rose

A hitter's impatience is the pitcher's biggest advantage.

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Since 1869, baseball has been doing pretty well.

— Pete Rose

They haven't given too many gamblers a second chances in the world of baseball.

— Pete Rose

Baseball is a universal language. Catch the ball, throw the ball, hit the ball.

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I owe baseball. Baseball don't owe me a damn thing.

— Pete Rose

I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.

— Pete Rose

I love the fans, I love the game of baseball, and I love Cincinnati baseball.

— Pete Rose